House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-323
REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act
Became law on Dec 17, 2018.
Sponsor: Rep. Don Young R-AKWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 25, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 6, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2018
- Became lawDec 17, 2018
Latest action: Dec 17, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-323.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3398.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3398, REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act” on February 14, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on February 6, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 14, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53583
- CBO publication date
- February 14, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3398, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-945 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on September 12, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 12, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/945
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3398, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 125, July 25, 2017, Page H6299):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 and Article 4, Section 3, Clause 2. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 25, 2017 ↗
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- Statement length
- 88 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3398, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3398
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
430dfc76793cfccd745aa6fd441c2921e2e21dd2998b8a98335c31ca4902cf6b
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
5 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 5 cosponsors (60%) are from the other party.
Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 228 (115th) Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2017
- H.R. 200 (115th) Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.